Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik “A wonderful reimagining of the Rumpelstiltskin story. A tale of love, family, magic, and destiny, told from the perspective of three strong female characters.” Melanie Liechty, Logan Library, Logan, UT Clock Dance: A Novelby Anne Tyler “Willa Drake gets a second act when she steps in to care for a nine-year-old in a complicated situation. […]
Bring Me Back: A Novelby B.A. Paris “Intensifying psychological suspense. Twelve years after Finn’s girlfriend Layla disappeared, a discovery raises new questions.” Catherine Coyne, Mansfield Public Library, Mansfield, MA There Thereby Tommy Orange “A large cast of interwoven characters depicts the experience of Native Americans living in urban settings. Perfect for readers of character-driven fiction with a strong sense of […]
Furybornby Claire Legrand “Fierce, independent women full of rage, determination, and fire. The first novel in the Empirium trilogy holds appeal for both young adult and adult readers. For fans of Game of Thrones, Once Upon a Time, and The Hunger Games.” Kristin Friberg, Princeton Library, Princeton, NJ The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick “Historical romantic suspense. Who would suspect that the […]
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin “A thought-provoking, sweeping family saga set in New York City’s Lower East Side, 1969. Four siblings sneak out to visit a psychic who reveals to each, separately, the exact date of his or her death. The book goes on to recount five decades of experience shaped by the siblings attempts to control fate.” – Kelly […]
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng “Little Fires Everywhere delves into family relationships and what parenthood, either biological or by adoption, means. We follow the members of two families living in the idyllic, perfectly-planned suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio: Mia and Pearl, a mother and daughter living a less traditional lifestyle, moving from town to town every few months, and […]
Artemis: A Novel by Andy Weir “Weir’s second book does not disappoint! The setting is Artemis, a city on the moon where a young woman named Jazz is a smuggler and a courier trying to eke out a living. Adventure unfolds as Jazz is asked to do a different sort of job by her millionaire employer. He asks her to […]
Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak “The Birch family will be spending the Christmas holiday in quarantine, thanks to eldest daughter Olivia’s recent relief work in a disease-infested Liberia. She has returned to England but must be in quarantine for seven days. This family has not ever spent that much time in each other’s company. Each person has secrets […]
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz“Susan Ryeland is a London book editor who has just received the latest manuscript from one of her most irascible authors, Alan Conway. But the manuscript’s ending appears to be missing and she learns that Conway has committed suicide. As Ryeland learns more about his death, she starts to question whether a murder has occurred and […]
